Crisis over Jerusalem holy site intensifies

A deadly shooting at Israel's Embassy in Jordan further complicated Israeli government efforts yesterday to find a
24 July 2017, 18:00 PM

600,000 Yemenis risk cholera in 2017: ICRC

More than 600,000 people are expected to contract cholera in Yemen this year, the International Committee of the Red
23 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Search on for 30 missing Afghan villagers

Afghan police yesterday launched a search for some 30 villagers still missing two days after a mass kidnapping blamed
23 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Ghouta truce crumbles

Syria's regime carried out air raids on one of the last rebel strongholds near Damascus yesterday, a monitor said, a
23 July 2017, 18:00 PM

UAE eases restrictions on some Qatari media

The United Arab Emirates is easing restrictions on some Qatari media.
23 July 2017, 18:00 PM

US air strike kills 16 Afghan cops

A US airstrike has killed 16 policemen in Afghanistan, officials said yesterday, the latest setback to Washington's
22 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Qatar emir says ready for talks to solve Gulf crisis

Qatar's ruler said Friday that the Gulf emirate is ready for talks to resolve a diplomatic crisis with a Saudi-led bloc so
22 July 2017, 18:00 PM

US SC exempts grandparents, grandkids

The Supreme Court dealt President Donald Trump's government a fresh setback Wednesday, saying its controversial travel ban cannot
20 July 2017, 18:31 PM

Saudi prince arrested over 'abuse video'

A Saudi prince was arrested yesterday on King Salman's order, a state-run broadcaster reported, as outrage grew on social media over
20 July 2017, 18:30 PM

Kuwait expels Iran diplomats

Kuwait yesterday expelled Iranian diplomats and closed some embassy missions after the emirate's top court convicted a "terror" cell of
20 July 2017, 18:26 PM

Rebels kill 28 regime fighters in Syria

At least 28 Syrian government soldiers and pro-regime fighters were killed Wednesday in a rebel ambush in the Eastern Ghouta region
20 July 2017, 18:02 PM

Saudi woman in miniskirt video released without charge

Saudi Arabia announces that a woman who was detained after wearing a miniskirt in a video that went viral has been released without charge.
20 July 2017, 08:39 AM

Saudi-led bloc drops list of Qatar demands

Four Arab nations that cut ties with Qatar are no longer insisting it comply with a list of 13 specific demands they tabled last month.
19 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Air strike kills 20 Yemeni civilians

At least 20 Yemeni civilians were killed and many others were wounded when a Saudi-led coalition air strike hit a
19 July 2017, 18:00 PM

30 civilians dead in anti-IS strikes

At least 30 civilians were killed yesterday in separate bombing raids by the US-led coalition and pro-regime warplanes
19 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Iran threatens response to US sanctions

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said yesterday that Tehran would "respond appropriately" to new US sanctions but
19 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Saudi police arrest woman for skirt video

A Saudi woman has been arrested for a video that was widely shared online which showed her strolling along an empty street wearing a skirt and crop top, Saudi state TV channel Ekhbariya reports.
19 July 2017, 15:53 PM

Egypt to end visas on arrival for Qataris

Egypt said it would end visas on arrival for Qatari citizens as a dispute between four Arab states and the Gulf emirate
18 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Baghdadi certainly alive: Kurd official

A top Kurdish counter-terrorism official said yesterday he was 99 percent sure that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was alive
17 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Afghan civilian deaths hit new high: UN

The people of war-torn Afghanistan continue to bear the brunt of the grinding conflict with civilian deaths at their worst since records
17 July 2017, 18:00 PM